Denis Dangue Réwaka

Denis Dangue Réwaka is a Gabonese diplomat who was the Permanent Representative of Gabon to the United Nations from 1988 to 2008.

Dangue Réwaka became Second Counsellor at Gabon's Embassy to Belgium in January 1970.[1] He was subsequently Gabon's Ambassador to the Philippines for a time[2] before becoming its Permanent Representative to the UN on October 11, 1988.[3] He served as President of the United Nations Security Council in February 1998 and May 1999,[4] and he also served for a time as Chairman of the Credentials Committee.[5]

After nearly 20 years at the UN, Dangue Réwaka was replaced by Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet, who presented his credentials as Permanent Representative on 25 August 2008.[6]

References
  1. Les Élites africaines (1972), page 108 (in French).
  2. The Fookien Times Philippines Yearbook (1984), pages 18 and 82.
  3. "List of Permanent Representatives and Observers to the United Nations in New York" Archived June 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, June 13, 2008 (accessed June 16, 2008).
  4. "Presidents of the Security Council : 1990-1999" Archived October 18, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, UN.org.
  5. "Credentials Committee recommends acceptance by Assembly's Special Session of credentials of 183 states", United Nations Press Release, GA/9269, ENV/DEV/435, June 25, 1997.
  6. "New Permanent Representative of Gabon Presents Credentials", UN Press Release, BIO/4013, 25 August 2008.


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